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paul ryan is young. he was only 10 years old when one of his political heroes, ronald reagan, began his first term as president. the 42-year-old ryan is certainly not an inexperienced politician. he's in his seventh term as a wisconsin congressman. five years as a staffer for one congressman and two senators. his entire professional career has been in washington. >> i'm excited for what lies ahead. i'm thrilled to be part of america's comeback team. and together we will unite america and get this done! >> reporter: the man who says he will unite america is a badger through and through. born and raised in janesville, wisconsin, which is fewer than 20 miles away from obama's home state in illinois. he was a high school prom king. and also declared the biggest brown noser in the school yearbook. he still lives in janesville, a home very close to where he was born. he talked about his hometown in an extensive interview with cnn's gloria borger last summer. >> we have a normal wife. my wife and i, three beaut
paul ryan is young. he was only 10 years old when one of his political heroes, ronald reagan, began his first term as president. the 42-year-old ryan is certainly not an inexperienced politician. he's in his seventh term as a wisconsin congressman. five years as a staffer for one congressman and two senators. his entire professional career has been in washington. >> i'm excited for what lies ahead. i'm thrilled to be part of america's comeback team. and together we will unite america and...
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what about paul ryan? here's what he said on a boston call-in show in 2010. >> i assume you voted against the stimulus. i'm just curious if you accepted any moneys in your district. >> no, i'm not one who votes for something, then writes to the government to ask them to send us money. i did not request any stimulus money. >> keeping them honest. well, that's simply not true. in 2009, congressman ryan wrote to the departments of energy and labor seeking stimulus money for a pair of local green energy companies. one ended up with more than $20 million. and congressman ryan, who you'll remember, sounded so skeptical that stimulus would create any jobs, he writes that the company in question believes it will, quote, create or retain approximately 7600 new jobs. over the three-year grant period. and, quote, i was pleased that the primary objectives of the project will stimulate the local and area economy. by creating new jobs. at the bottom, sincerely, paul ryan. the existence of these letters has been known si
what about paul ryan? here's what he said on a boston call-in show in 2010. >> i assume you voted against the stimulus. i'm just curious if you accepted any moneys in your district. >> no, i'm not one who votes for something, then writes to the government to ask them to send us money. i did not request any stimulus money. >> keeping them honest. well, that's simply not true. in 2009, congressman ryan wrote to the departments of energy and labor seeking stimulus money for a...
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, the romney/ryan ticket right now. and let's see if that pays off. sometimes they shouldn't be so enthusiastic about projecting this is going to be a disaster for republicans. i remember back in 1980 when democrats were high-fiving themselves when reagan became the republican presidential nominee against jimmy carter. they thought how is this former actor going to beat an incumbent. ronald reagan went out to beat jimmy carter and won two terms of the president of the united states. just be careful what you wish for. right now they're seeing lot of the democratic supporters of president obama seem to be being a little bit cocky and suggesting that ryan selection opens up the door for them to good ahead to hammer away at mitt romney on some of these popular social spending issues. at the same time, i will say this. that the benefit of paul ryan is he is very intelligent, he is a good debate. >> and he will energize that republican base out there, especially those who have some doubts about mitt romney, how really -- was
, the romney/ryan ticket right now. and let's see if that pays off. sometimes they shouldn't be so enthusiastic about projecting this is going to be a disaster for republicans. i remember back in 1980 when democrats were high-fiving themselves when reagan became the republican presidential nominee against jimmy carter. they thought how is this former actor going to beat an incumbent. ronald reagan went out to beat jimmy carter and won two terms of the president of the united states. just be...
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around the ryan budget. that there were a number of programs that paul ryan proposed cutting, including medicare, turning that to a voucher system, including student loans, including, you know, child care, a whole series of things. what they tried to do strategically s start talking about it so they could spin the medicare issue their way. because they're worried about senior voters. and i think that -- despite what alex just said, you know, on sunday we heard romney say we're not going to deal with the ryan budget. the ryan plan. you know, i don't care about his plan. this is going to be the romney plan. and yesterday we heard governor romney say, well, you know, my plan and the ryan plan are pretty similar. and then today he said something yet a third time. so i think that it would have been helpful for them if they actually, you know, scripted themselves earlier about this problem that they knew existed, and stopped trying to sort of spin it around to get the voters to think that what they're not trying t
around the ryan budget. that there were a number of programs that paul ryan proposed cutting, including medicare, turning that to a voucher system, including student loans, including, you know, child care, a whole series of things. what they tried to do strategically s start talking about it so they could spin the medicare issue their way. because they're worried about senior voters. and i think that -- despite what alex just said, you know, on sunday we heard romney say we're not going to deal...
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compare the president's plan to the ryan plan. >> the latest iteration is the ryan plan. there was a ryan plan, but then he co authored this plan with the senator from oregon, ron wyden. the best way to describe this is, for people who are 55 and younger, that's who it's going to impact. ten years from now, when those people start getting to retirement age, there's going to be a different sort of option. people can opt to get a stipend, which right now is projected to be about $8,000, and use that money to buy into the private health care industry. so they can say look, i want to do medicare, instead, i want to use this money and buy my own insurance. before, there was no medicare option as part of that. now you can still opt to stay in medicare. that's an important point because they're not saying they're getting rid of medicare. they're just making other options available, believing that competition will drive down prices. people talk a lot about these cuts. what they're really talking about is capping the amount that medicare can grow over the next ten years. when they
compare the president's plan to the ryan plan. >> the latest iteration is the ryan plan. there was a ryan plan, but then he co authored this plan with the senator from oregon, ron wyden. the best way to describe this is, for people who are 55 and younger, that's who it's going to impact. ten years from now, when those people start getting to retirement age, there's going to be a different sort of option. people can opt to get a stipend, which right now is projected to be about $8,000, and...
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ryan's talking, laughing, smiling. these are different instances of him laughing, smiling, shaking his head. what is this telling you that joe biden was doing? >> okay. different people are going to interpret this differently. certainly, it comes across as dismissive. joe biden has some of the most authentic nonverbals. he comes across as very real, almost too -- i mean, it's both a blessing and a curse. >> what are the nonverbals you're talking about that's significant, what he's doing with his hands. what is this all about? >> this is interesting because he's smiling but what he's doing with his hands where he's pulling them up close to his face and actually touching his face, it's something that you do when you're feeling a little threatened and are sort of protecting yourself. >> you're telling me that paul ryan raises his eyebrows a lot. what is the significance of that? show me what you mean, where -- right there, right? >> his eyebrows are raised and his brow is furrowed. his eyes are wide. all of that indicates
ryan's talking, laughing, smiling. these are different instances of him laughing, smiling, shaking his head. what is this telling you that joe biden was doing? >> okay. different people are going to interpret this differently. certainly, it comes across as dismissive. joe biden has some of the most authentic nonverbals. he comes across as very real, almost too -- i mean, it's both a blessing and a curse. >> what are the nonverbals you're talking about that's significant, what he's...
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to lead obama after ryan was picked. ryan on the ticket has made a difference, soledad. what we're seeing here with ryan is two things. one is an ideological appeal. but also he's a midwesterner. there are several states in the midwest now. michigan cnn still calls as lean obama. others have it as a toss-up. ohio is in a toss-up category. that's pivotal, iowa. so a number of states there that -- paul ryan can identify more as a midwesterner as well as a conservative. i think the polls don't go to and don't measure something that's, right now, very intangible, and that is the excitement level on both sides and what what that does to a convention. romney is not getting a big balance out of ryan. it has energized his party on the eve of the convention. that could make a big difference in the convention in tampa. which is not very far away. just ten days away. >> john, if you look at the map that shows three tossups in the midwest, including wisconsin, all of of it in ryan's stomping ground area, what does that mean for strategy? >> a couple way, to look at it. you make an e
to lead obama after ryan was picked. ryan on the ticket has made a difference, soledad. what we're seeing here with ryan is two things. one is an ideological appeal. but also he's a midwesterner. there are several states in the midwest now. michigan cnn still calls as lean obama. others have it as a toss-up. ohio is in a toss-up category. that's pivotal, iowa. so a number of states there that -- paul ryan can identify more as a midwesterner as well as a conservative. i think the polls don't go...
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especially in ryan's case. it's a hard-line stance the democrats have wasted no time in seizing upon. tom foreman has that. >> reporter: as soon as paul ryan was picked, democrats hit hard on women's rights. a laundry list of complaints about the wisconsin congressman popped up on the president's re-election website. and this white house attack ad went white hot. >> in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding to planned parenthood. and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. >> reporter: the ad exaggerates some of those claims. while romney's position on abortion rights has been a moving target, he's supported them in the case of rape or incest. ryan's record shows support for abortion, only when the mother is in danger. and he's also pushed legislation to restrict taking cells from human embryos for stem cell research. to define each fetus as a person. the so-called personhood
especially in ryan's case. it's a hard-line stance the democrats have wasted no time in seizing upon. tom foreman has that. >> reporter: as soon as paul ryan was picked, democrats hit hard on women's rights. a laundry list of complaints about the wisconsin congressman popped up on the president's re-election website. and this white house attack ad went white hot. >> in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding to planned parenthood. and allow employers to deny women access to...
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paul ryan is not known as a social crusader. cornell is right, of course, that the woman's vote swings the elections, but he's wrong in presuming that women are so myopic that we think with our uterus. we are not as obsessed that liberals seem to think we are with our reproductive equipment. women are sobsessed with the economy, the duration of unemployment, underemployment, the sdef sit, what that means if for their kids. this is not going to be an election about abortion contraception or gay marriages or dogs on roofs or any of the other distractions that the obama team would want to foist on the romney/ryan team. >> cornell, i was going to ask you whether or not what ryan believes matters because he's not on the top of the ticket. but i want you to respond to mary. >> only 20% of the eelectorate is where ryan and akin is. it's a view point outside of the mainstream and it's absolutely going to hurt them because it's not about the abortion issue, but it's about who can relate to it. women look at thissish sure and they see rep
paul ryan is not known as a social crusader. cornell is right, of course, that the woman's vote swings the elections, but he's wrong in presuming that women are so myopic that we think with our uterus. we are not as obsessed that liberals seem to think we are with our reproductive equipment. women are sobsessed with the economy, the duration of unemployment, underemployment, the sdef sit, what that means if for their kids. this is not going to be an election about abortion contraception or gay...
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and the ryan plan? aarp says it will undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors. >> so, is this a sign, then, that the ryan attacks are working and it's forcing the obama campaign to make ads like that? is it a sign that the president's campaign has, as you were talking about, a great offense in order to defend themselves? which is it? >> i think the obama team is on the counteroffense with that. it's a strong ad. they're going to see a lot more of them. conservatives will tell you they don't accept the premise of the ad. aarp is totally partisan. aarp of course did support obama care. there are a number of seniors. has had a lot of fights with aarp on his positions on support for seniors over the years. but i do think what you're going to see from the obama campaign -- they're going to push back. the obama campaign thinks there's pay dirt here. thinks they can put this romney/ryan ticket away on this issue. and the romney people are going to fight really hard, going into the conventi
and the ryan plan? aarp says it will undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors. >> so, is this a sign, then, that the ryan attacks are working and it's forcing the obama campaign to make ads like that? is it a sign that the president's campaign has, as you were talking about, a great offense in order to defend themselves? which is it? >> i think the obama team is on the counteroffense with that. it's a strong ad. they're going to see a lot more of them....
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you're seeing all these conservative publics come out saying paul ryan, paul ryan, paul ryan. one of the things it does do is activate the conservative base. i still believe that in the end this is a race that's going to be decided on turnout. i don't think this is a message race so much as it is a turnout race. who do you need in your turnout base? you need your base. that's the conservatives. paul ryan certainly satisfies that for mitt romney. as do others. but the democrats look at this and think, wow, we just have to go out there and talk social security because that obviously was kind of what was seen as a politically toxic part of ryan but i think that ari's right in that, look, it will be a real argument. i mean, you would be able to tell the difference between these two tickets. but it is a lot for mitt romney to take on, even as he's trying to convince folks that he's the right guy to have to also take on the ryan plan at the same time. >> ari, in terms of timing, do you think next week would be the time? how far in advance of the convention? >> yeah, i think it is go
you're seeing all these conservative publics come out saying paul ryan, paul ryan, paul ryan. one of the things it does do is activate the conservative base. i still believe that in the end this is a race that's going to be decided on turnout. i don't think this is a message race so much as it is a turnout race. who do you need in your turnout base? you need your base. that's the conservatives. paul ryan certainly satisfies that for mitt romney. as do others. but the democrats look at this and...
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that notion is part of a larger effort to paint the romney/ryan ticket as the romney/ryan/akin ticket. take a look. >> the republican party has now adopted congressman akin's policies as part of their platform. >> paul ryan and todd akin, like two peas in a pod. >> and now we have a republican party platform that was designed by mitt romney. >> that's the message, that the platform, the republican party platform was designed by mitt romney. keeping them honest, though there are truthful ways of making that message and less than truthful ways. debbie wasserman shumenchultz h up the democratic national committee. i'm going to talk to her in a moment but first he want to show you some of the fund raising letter that she sent out this week. it starts off by saying friend, here's the republican party's message to women in 2012. no choice. no exceptions. it went on to say, their party just voted to embrace akin's position by including a constitutional ban on all abortions even in cases of rape or incest in their 2012 platform. then the dnc chairwoman calls out romney and ryan for saying the
that notion is part of a larger effort to paint the romney/ryan ticket as the romney/ryan/akin ticket. take a look. >> the republican party has now adopted congressman akin's policies as part of their platform. >> paul ryan and todd akin, like two peas in a pod. >> and now we have a republican party platform that was designed by mitt romney. >> that's the message, that the platform, the republican party platform was designed by mitt romney. keeping them honest, though...